Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-11

water, after my experience In crossing
from the United States to Germany
We had storm which lasted fol
three days, and one night the stew
ardess came into my state-room weep
ing and said that we should never see
the daylight. Oh, it was awful
Again and again l was thrown from
my berth, and each time that the shlI
gave one of those fearful rolls | would
shut my eyes tight and say my pray
ers, as l thought, for the last time
OF course was then only little girl,
but even now | can no more get rid oi
THAT TERROR OF THE SEA
Than | can forget the stories of ghosts
and hobgoblins which used to scare
me nearly to death"
Il fahncv they sca-ah you a little
still, my deah,' said her husband
jokingly.
"Weil. l know they do" she re-
piled, showing her little white teeth
| in nervous laugh. 81 can't help be-
lieving what know to be true, can :
You know very welr'-to her hus-
band-"what happened to me in Vi
emma, and then those strange things
at Lord Lytton's house. You believe
them as we'll as l do"
"What are these curious stories ~
| asked, with growing interest.
"Do you think l ought to sell
them ?" she said hesitatingly. "It
seems so silly in the day time, don't
| it? Anyway, this first one you must
promise faithfully not to repeat, as the
person concerned would not like tc
have it generally known. She is an
American, very pretty; you have seen
her often and it's
Here my charming hostess men.
toned name known not only to my
self, but to all my readers. However
as l had given the desired promise,
can only say that the story was so ex-
traordinary, and at the same so ali-
thentic, as to make me take refuge in
Shakespeare old assertion, that
there are more things in heaven and
earth than are dreamed of in oui
philosophy. However, Nine
Nevada's account of an experience OF
her own is hardly less interesting.
give it in her own words.
"After my arrival in Europe" she
began, 81 studied for three years in
Vienna, and for the first few months
boarded with a woman who took adj
vantage of my inexperience to impose
on me in every way possible; in fact, ]
paid very high price and was almost
starved. AS l think of that place now
it makes me shudder. The mother
was a perfect old hag, who went about
the house in a ragged old petticOat,
with her black hair tumbling down
over her face and shoulders, in an I'm
tidy mass, anda
PAIR OF LITTLE RAT EYES
Peeping out at you from among the
yellow wrinkles. Really, the things
that used to take place in that family
are incredible. There were two grown
up daughters, and 1 would sometimes
enter the parlor and find one Of them
sitting quietly under the piano and
doing nothing apparently; and often |
would be awakened at night by strange
sounds, screams, mems voices, oaths
and threats. was only Is years old
at the time and was too timid or un-
suspicious to say anything about this.
But the worst thing Of all was the food
that they gave me. There was only
one kind OF meat, and that l had never
been able to eat. 1t was pork. l was
ashamed to complain, but would cover
the piece on my plate with potatoes or
bread, and leave the table almost
famished.
"This went on for some weeks, un-
til finally l became 50 pale and weak
that my teacher noticed the change
and asked me about it. | told him
how 1t was, and he said that | must
60 home at once and order some
proper food. Well, at last l screwed
up my courage, and one day | said to
the servant that had to sing at a con-
cert that night and wished her to cook
me beefsteak and bring it to my
room. The old woman happened to
be out at the time, 50 | succeeded in
getting the steak, and l assure you |
ate it ravenouslv. Then l started off
for the concert, congratulating myself
on having managed the thing so well.
However, l had no sooner entered the
house than the old woman came hob
bling up to me, seized me by the arm,
forced me into corner, and com
menced abusing and insulting me in
the most abominable wav. | was SC
terrified that forgot my timidity and
managed in some way to tear myself
from her and rush to my room, where
| bolted the door, and then
SANK DOWN ON THE FLOOR
In Mysteries. Finally l grew calmel
and began to think out what | haC
better do. 1t was already past mid
night, but | commenced to pack w
my things at once, resolved to leave
the house at daybreak. At about
O'Clock in the morning | fell asleeT
from sheer exhaustion, and dreamed
that l saw the old hag standing by the
stove in the kitchen making some tea
| followed each one of her movements
and at last saw her fill cup from the
teapot, and carry this in her hand tc
the cupboard. There she reached VI
to high shelf and took down bottle
marked poison from which she
poured a few drops into the cup. Their
she put the bottle away carefully ant
came up stairs to my room carrying
the tea and knocked at the door.
''At this point l awoke with al
awful fright, and at once looked at my
clock; it was just s, and the day was
breaking. / arose, bathed my face
and was about to resume my packing
when there came knock at my door
l asked who was there, and higl
piercing voice, which | recognized
only too well, replied: 1T is l, my
dear. 1 have brought you cup O
tea; open the door, 1t is needless tC
say that | did not do so. She contin
ued knocking and begged me to le
her in, but of course l refused. Ther
she threatened me, and poured forth
the foulest language l have evel
heard, and at last she came back tt
persuasion, saying, and l can neve
forget her words: Il am here on m,
knees like dog, and | implore yol